The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-2169-2016·Announced 2016-09-21

Mars Recalls Combos Pretzels for Potential Undeclared Peanut Residue

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling Combos Buffalo Blue Cheese Pretzels due to potential undeclared peanut residue.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves allergen mislabeling (undeclared peanut), which is a common allergen, meeting the criteria for a High severity score (3) as no illnesses are reported.

Plain-English summary

Mars Chocolate North America is recalling select Combos Buffalo Blue Cheese Pretzels (Net Wt. 6.30 oz) because of the potential for undeclared peanut residue. The product is manufactured by Mars Chocolate North America, LLC, located in Hackettstown, NJ.

The recall involves 183,678 cases of the product, which were distributed nationwide and to foreign markets. The affected product has a best-before date of 4/2017 and specific code information including 614CAALB01, 614CBALB01, 614CCALB01, 614DAALB01, and 614DBALB01.

Consumers with this product should check their pantries for the specific UPC and code information listed above. If they have the recalled product, they should stop consuming it and follow the instructions provided by the recalling firm or the FDA for disposal or return.

The recalled product

Product
COMBOS BUFFALO BLUE CHEESE PRETZEL Net Wt.6.30 oz (178.6 g)Mars Chocolate North America, LLC Hackettstown, NJ 07840-1503 USA UPC 4141420119
Affected units
183,678

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 16 recalled by Mars Chocolate North America under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 16 products in this recall →